Former “Top Model” Contestant Now Catholic Speaker

Today, RedState has an article on the degradation of women in so-called RealityTV, and how silent the radical feminists have been when it comes to the treatment of women in today’s new “enlightened” times.  It is worth the read and again serves as proof that the Church’s predictions about the “new feminist” movement were sadly correct.  The “New Feminism” has done nothing for women except made them sexual objects for entertainment.  (“New Feminism” is not the same as the original feminist movement that opposed contraception and abortion precisely for this reason)

In fact, one of RealityTV’s biggest stars has decided to walk away from the vain lifestyle that formerly controlled her and to use her fame to focus on a faith-centered speaking ministry.   Leah Darrow, formerly a contestant on  ”America’s Next Top Model” and self-professed ‘prodigal daughter,’ says that “for years (her)  faith took a back seat until it all came to a soulful boiling point during a high power photo shoot, where (she) turned back to God.”

Now she is heavily involved with Pure Fashion and is a popular Catholic speaker on being a virtuous person in today’s world and on fighting the temptation to let others dictate how we use our bodies and sexuality.

Recently, the Archdiocese of Boston did a feature article on Leah that gives more information about her ‘reversion’ back to the Church.  Also interesting is her bio from CMG Booking which has this exerpt from her personal journal…

“Satan has had his fun with me for too long, I have been blinded by ignorance and corrupted by vanity and pride,  I take back from satan what is Yours and I give my entire self to You…Dear Lord, make me new again in You.”

 

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Support a Catholic Speaker Month: Pam Stenzel

Matthew Warner at Fallible Blogma had the great idea of involving as many Catholic blogs and bloggers as possible to join in Support a Catholic Speaker Month 2009 by choosing from a list of 50 Catholic speakers and writing about each one on a different blog.

We gladly choose dynamic abstinence education speaker Pam Stenzel.pam stenzel

As a teenage, one of the editors of St. Michael Society remembers hearing Pam speak on video to her youth group at church about sex and abstinence and loved her enthusiasm and encouragement. As a teen, you can never have too many talks on the meaning of sexuality, the exclusive environment of where sex truly belongs (in marriage), love and relationships, and encouragement in the midst of an over-sexualized culture.  

Pam Stenzel’s mother decided to choose life for her after conceiving through rape but gave up Pam for adoption five months after her birth. Before Pam became an internationally-recognized speaker, she counseled girls in crisis pregnancy situations and realized so many of them had no idea about the consequences and risks of sexual activity because no one ever told them.

In her talks she mixes new media, music, and videos to keep the attention of teens and relay her message in an entertaining and engaging way. She’s dynamic, funny and passionate and truly cares about the teens she speaks to. Pam also has a series of programs for parents on how to talk to their kids about sex, love, relationships and abstinence.

To learn more about Pam, check out videos of her and book her for a speaking engagement, check out her website at http://pamstenzel.com/.

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